1984 Ladies European Tour

The 1984 Ladies European Tour was the fifth season of golf tournaments administered by the Professional Golfers' Association (PGA) on behalf of the Women's Professional Golfers' Association (WPGA), which later became the Ladies European Tour (LET).

1984 Ladies European Tour season
DurationMay 1984 (1984-05) – October 1984 (1984-10)
Number of official events21
Order of MeritScotland Dale Reid
1983
1985

In the second season of PGA administration, the tour saw the addition of several new tournaments with the format of most being changed to 72-holes stroke play, having been mostly 54 and 36-hole events previously.[1] In total, there were 21 tournaments on the schedule, including the return of the Women's British Open, organised by the Ladies' Golf Union and one of two tournaments co-sanctioned by the LPGA Tour,[2] along with the Ladies Irish Open.[3]

The Order of Merit was won by Dale Reid, who dominated the season with two tournament victories and five runner-up finishes. In second place was Kitrina Douglas, who won twice during her debut season.[4]

Tournaments

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The table below shows the 1984 schedule.[5][6] The numbers in brackets after the winners' names show the number of career wins they had on the Ladies European Tour up to and including that event. This is only shown for members of the tour.[7]

Date Tournament Location Winner Score Margin of
victory
Runner(s)–up Winner's
share (£)
Note
5 May Ford Ladies Classic England   Kitrina Douglas (1) 292 (−8) 4 strokes   Peggy Conley 3,000 [8]
17 May Ulster Volkswagen Classic Northern Ireland   Peggy Conley (1) 216 (−3) 2 strokes   Dale Reid
  Mickey Walker
890
3 Jun McEwan's Lager Manchester Classic England   Rica Comstock (1) 286 1 stroke   Debbie Dowling 1,500
8 Jun British Olivetti Tournament England   Jenny Lee Smith (10) 294 (+6) 1 stroke   Rae Hast 1,500
16 Jun United Friendly Worthing Open England   Rae Hast (1) 283 (−9) 3 strokes   Meredith Marshall 1,500
23 Jun UBM Northern Classic England   Dale Reid (8) 291 (+7) Playoff   Kitrina Douglas 1,500
1 Jul Guernsey Open Guernsey   Muriel Thomson (5) 280 (−8) 3 strokes   Rae Hast 1,500
5 Jul Baume & Mercier International England   Mickey Walker (5) 138 (−8) 3 strokes   Brenda Lunsford 600 [9]
14 Jul Wirral Caldy Classic England   Lori Castillo (1) 215 (−7) 2 strokes   Nancy Hoins
  Alison Nicholas
890
28 Jul JS Bloor Eastleigh Classic England   Dale Reid (9) 254 (−10) 8 strokes   Debbie Dowling 1,500 New tournament
5 Aug United Friendly Tournament England   Kärstin Ehrnlund (2) 288 (−8) 4 strokes   Jane Forrest
  Dale Reid
1,800
10 Aug White Horse Whisky Challenge England   Federica Dassù (1) 283 (−5) 1 stroke   Kitrina Douglas
  Debbie Dowling
  Dale Reid
1,500
17 Aug Colt Cars Jersey Open Jersey   Jane Connachan (1) 279 (−5) 4 strokes   Kitrina Douglas 1,500
26 Aug Höganäs Sweden Open Sweden   Kitrina Douglas (2) 288 (+4) 3 strokes   Liselotte Neumann (a) 2,925
2 Sep IBM Ladies' European Open England   Gillian Stewart (a) 299 (+7) Playoff   Penny Grice (a) 3,750[a] [10] New tournament
7 Sep LBS Ladies' German Open Germany   Beverly Huke (5) 219 (E) 3 strokes   Kitrina Douglas 1,800 New tournament
14 Sep Lorne Stewart Matchplay Championship England   Mickey Walker (6) 2 and 1   Jane Connachan 2,000 Match play event
27 Sep Sands International England   Muriel Thomson (6) 307 (+11) 1 stroke   Jane Connachan 1,500
6 Oct Hitachi Ladies British Open England   Ayako Okamoto (n/a) 289 (−3) 11 strokes   Betsy King
  Dale Reid
25,000 Co-sanctioned by the LPGA Tour[11]
14 Oct Smirnoff Ladies Irish Open Northern Ireland   Kathy Whitworth (n/a) 285 (−3) 2 strokes   Pat Bradley
  Becky Pearson
18,000 Co-sanctioned by the LPGA Tour
26 Oct La Manga Spanish Open Spain   Maxine Burton (2) 286 (−10) 1 stroke   Dale Reid 1,800 [12]
  1. ^ As amateurs, neither Stewart nor Grice were eligible for the prize money; the £3,750 for first place went to Kitrina Douglas, who finished in third place.

Major championships in bold.

Order of Merit

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The Order of Merit was sponsored by Ring and Brymer and based on prize money won throughout the season.[4]

Place Player Money (£) Events
1   Dale Reid 28,239
2   Kitrina Douglas 19,899
3   Peggy Conley 12,171
4
5
6
7
8   Jane Connachan 8,956
9   Muriel Thomson 8,519
10

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See also

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References

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  1. ^ Hennessy, John (5 October 1983). "Remarkable revival in the fortunes of the women's game". The Times. p. 26. Retrieved 1 October 2020 – via The Times Digital Archive.
  2. ^ "Women are given a big lift out of the rough by sponsors". The Times. 22 December 1983. p. 16. Retrieved 1 October 2020 – via The Times Digital Archive.
  3. ^ Kahn, Liz (30 May 1984). "Smirnoff on ice". The Guardian. p. 20. Retrieved 1 October 2020 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ a b "Dale hits a cash high". Aberdeen Evening Express. 30 October 1984. p. 14. Retrieved 1 October 2020 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  5. ^ Tour Guide 2013. Ladies European Tour. 2013. p. 197.
  6. ^ Past Tournament Winners, Ladies European Tour[permanent dead link], GolfToday
  7. ^ Ladies European Tour – 1987 Winners[permanent dead link]
  8. ^ "Kitrina's winning debut". Glasgow Herald. 7 May 1984. p. 13. Retrieved 1 October 2020 – via Google News Archive.
  9. ^ "Lyle two in front after six-under 65". Glasgow Herald. 6 July 1984. p. 25. Retrieved 1 October 2020 – via Google News Archive.
  10. ^ "Gillian's play-off triumph". Glasgow Herald. 3 September 1984. p. 15. Retrieved 1 October 2020 – via Google News Archive.
  11. ^ "Dale deserves prize for her lone battle". The Glasgow Herald. 8 October 1984. p. 17.
  12. ^ "Dale just fails to catch the leader with record 69". Glasgow Herald. 27 October 1984. p. 18. Retrieved 6 October 2023 – via Google News Archive.
  13. ^ "Golf, Scotland's Dale Reid gets a £2500 bonus". Evening Times. 31 October 1983. p. 43. Retrieved 5 November 2023 – via Google books.
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